Vivek is a Senior Software Engineer at UserLeap. He first spent 3 years in Technical Sales at Texas Instruments before joining Hack Reactor. Then, he joined the startup WorkSpan and became a manager in just 3 years. Listen in to gain some secrets to level up your career.
6:08 Selling to startups in Silicon Valley (environment is key!)
12:04 Surrounding yourself with people that will lift you up
18:28 Bootcampers are always extra motivated
21:07 The process of landing a first job
27:14 Startups the perfect fit for career transitioners?
35:56 How an old relationship led to his first job
41:29 The BIGGEST factors in getting promoted to manager so quickly
46:28 What he looked for when hiring junior engineers
51:56 Why he left management to code again
54:50 Final Questions
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